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British Columbia has six diverse and beautiful regions, each offering unique opportunities to experience Indigenous culture. Learn about the accommodation, activities, food and arts within each region.
Explore British Columbia
Check out these useful maps of BC, and zoom in below to explore the province’s regions, cities, parks, and roadways.
Tŝilhqot’in | Tse’khene | Dane-Zaa | St̓át̓imcets | Secwepemcstin | Nłeʔkepmxcín | Nsyilxcən | Nuxalk
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
The fjordic coast town of Bella Coola, where the Pacific Ocean meets mighty rainforests and unmatched wildlife viewing opportunities, is home to the Nuxalk people and the region’s easternmost point.
Ktunaxa | Secwepemcstin | Nsyilxcən
Kootenay Rockies
The Ktunaxa have inhabited the rugged area around the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers on the west side of Canada’s Rockies for more than 10 000 years.
Sm̓algya̱x | Nisg̱a’a | Gitsenimx̱ | Dalkeh | Witsuwit’en | Nedut’en | Danezāgé’ | Tāłtān | Dene K’e | X̱aayda Kil | X̱aad Kil
Northern British Columbia
Many distinct Indigenous people, including the Nisga’a, Tahltan, and Haida, occupy the unique landscapes of Northern BC.
Secwepemctsin | Nsyilxcən
Thompson Okanagan
The NLaka’pamux, Okanagan and Secwepemc First Nations culture is bound to desert landscapes and fertile soil, dense forests, mountains, and fresh water.
She shashishalhem | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim | Kwak̓wala | Éy7á7juuthem | Hul’q’umi’num’ | Halq’eméylem | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm | St̓át̓imcets | Nle?kepmxc’in
Vancouver Coast & Mountains
This region is home to the Coast Salish people, including Squamish, Lil’wat, Sto:lo, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Experience the thrum of urban Vancouver, nearby ancient coastal communities and mountains, forests and fjords, alpine lakes and fertile deltas.
Malchosen | Éy7á7juuthem | SENĆOŦEN | Kwak̓wala | enaksialak̓ala | Hailhzaqvla | Nuučaan̓uɫ | Diitiidʔaatx̣ | a’’islak̓ala
Vancouver Island
The Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwakaw’akw people have long navigated the waters of the Pacific Ocean around Vancouver Island.
Featured Stories
- Grab your star maps and head for the night sky in Indigenous British Columbia. Your wish to see the stars has been granted by Indigenous hosts in low-light and dark-sky destinations in BC.
- Indigenous women weave the fabric of Indigenous families, communities, knowledge, and economies.
Accommodation, Hotels, Motels & Lodges, Places to Go, Things To Do, Arts & Culture, Art Galleries & Studios, Outdoor Adventure, Hiking & Walking, Wildlife
This itinerary features visits to Indigenous hosts in the lively now-urban centres Victoria and Vancouver of traditional Coast Salish Territory.Accommodation, Places to Go, Things To Do, Outdoor Adventure, Wildlife
Klahoose Wilderness Resort is far away from everything you know. But not too far.Places to Go, Things To Do, Arts & Culture, Events, Music, Arts & Culture, Powwows
Powwows are Indigenous community celebrations of culture and the best excuse to appreciate art, dance, food, song, and laughter.They can be ceremonial or competitive with cash prizes, indoor or outdoor events, for community members only or open for the public to join in the celebration.